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This Video of a Fisherman Riding a Sea Turtle Is Beyond Disturbing

He could be breaking all kinds of laws.

Some people truly have no respect for ocean life, like a fisherman who was caught on camera riding a very distressed-looking sea turtle. (Warning: The content of the images and video in this article are disturbing.)

"We are in a state of emergency surrounding how humans value and treat wildlife," the caption read. "The world's population of human beings needs a lot of environmental education, which must be part of conservation programs worldwide."

The disturbing video features a fisherman climbing on top of a sea turtle and riding it down the boat deck.

Vietnam and China only recently instituted sea turtle protection laws, but organizations in both countries are working hard to raise awareness for sea turtle conservation.

According to the VietnamNet newspaper, in 2015 it was made illegal in Vietnam to hunt, catch, transport, trade or kill sea turtles. Catching and riding a sea turtle like this fisherman did likely falls into that law's jurisdiction.

As for China, earlier in 2018, China Daily reported that 90 organizations joined together to form a national sea turtle protection alliance.

According to The Sun, the Nakawe Project conservation group has contacted the appropriate authorities to identify the boat and crew who aided in this heinous act of cruelty. It remains to be seen if the guilty parties will be found, but hopefully the sea turtle, which was still alive at the end of the video, stayed that way.

And at the very least, this upsetting video helped spread awareness of what definitely not to do with these majestic sea creatures.